35.5% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Melton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Melton, where 45% of residents identify with the religion. The area is more religious than most other places, with a much lower proportion of people reporting no faith compared to the rest of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45% of people identify as Christian, while 3.8% are Muslim, 1.8% are Buddhist, and 1.5% are Hindu. Those with no religion make up 35.5% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Orthodox 2.6%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 35.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041577/melton/topic/religion